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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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